Silk Knot Pearls

In the past few years, weaving, crocheting and silk knotting have unexpectedly become some of my favorite techniques. If I need to clear my mind, change my attitude or just lighten up these techniques are like a meditation. They require focus and concentration. The repetition calms and soothes my busy thoughts and uneasy feelings.

Pearls are perfect for knotting because the knots keep the pearls separate from each other which decreases the wear and tear of their luster. It also only allows one pearl to escape if the silk should ever break. But choose any stone you like and escape into a knotting treatment.

Level: Intermediate

Materials:

Clasp and Pearls

Griffin Silk Cord (Needle comes attached to it. Choose the right size for your bead hole.)

French wire

Tweezers (straight or bent nose)

Tape

Craft Cement

Side Cutter/sewing scissors

Take the entire 2 meters off the cardboard.

String the 1st bead, 1/3" french wire and then your clasp down until approx. 3" from the end. The end without the needle attached to it.

Then string back through your 1st bead.

Tie a double knot.

Cement it.

Tape down 3" tail.

String on bead 2.

Make an overhand knot.

Put tweezers through the open knot.

Grab onto the silk with the tip where you want your knot to land.

Pull the working end of the silk so the knot slides off tweezers into place.

Gently remove tip and place tweezers directly in front of your knot.

As you pull your silk towards you, push the knot tighter and closer to bead 2 by gently pushing your tweezers towards knot.

Repeat over and over again until you have 2 beads left.

String on the last 2 beads, then 1/3" french wire and your clasp.

Then string back through your last bead.

Tie a double knot between your last bead and 2nd to last bead.

Cement it.

Wait 5 minutes for cement to dry.

Cut both silk tails off as close as you can.

And voila!

If you wear your silk knotted necklaces regularly I recommend reknotting it annually.